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tranship at a European Port and passengers routed 
via the Pacific change either at a Japan or a China 
Port, usually at Hongkong. 
From South America. 
Rio de Janeiro and Monte Video: — To Singapore 
via South Africa, by Nippon Yusen Kaisha and 
Osaka Shosen Kaisha. 
LOCAL SERVICES. 
The visitor from overseas must tranship either 
at Penang or at Singapore whence local service 
Steamers fitted with comfortable accommodation 
specially designed for the tropics, leave at frequent 
intervals. 
The Straits Steamship Co., (managed by Alfred 
Holt & Co.), The Koninklyke Paketvaart Maatschap- 
pij, The Blue Funnel Line, The Peninsular & Oriental 
Co., and the Siam Steam Navigation Co., provide 
services from Penang, Singapore etc., to all im- 
portant points throughout Malaysia and to Siam, 
Indo-China, Borneo and the Philippines. 
Straits Steamship Company. 
The principal services of this Line are as 
follow : — 
1. Singapore to Miri, Labuan, Jesselton, Kudat, 
Sandakan, Jolo and Zamboanga. 
2. Singapore to Bangkok. 
3. Singapore to Port Swettenham and Penang. 
4. Penang to Belawan Deli. 
In addition there are several coastal services. 
